Stories and posts about climate change, and our fragile planet.
Category: Climate Change
Starbucks Babysteps Into the Reusable Cup World With Their “Borrow a Cup” Program
Starbucks goes through 6 billion single use cups every year. They're finally launching a pilot program to start serving drinks in cups that are returned and reused.
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Sway Is Working to Use Seaweed Material to Replace Single Use Plastic
Sway is a new materials company looking to replace single-use plastic with seaweed based products.
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X Shore is Making One of the World’s First Commercially Available Performance Electric Power Boats
Made in Sweden, the X Shore is a handsome, future-forward electric powerboat.
Underwater Film Shows Animals and Sea Life Becoming the Actual Plastic that Pollutes It
In this poignant and tragic short film The Beauty, we see ocean scenes where the sea life is becoming the plastic that pollutes it.
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Soapbottle’s Innovative Product Launches on Kickstarter
Soapbottle's unique design radically reduces plastic waste by making the container itself out of soap.
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Southern Dunes Project Transforms a Desert Landscape Into an Oasis
Southern Dunes is designed to capture the magic of the desert's environs, while providing protection from the intense sun.
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Canoo’s Newest Pickup is Adorable Yet Highly Functional
Canoo's new all-electric pickup truck is highly utilitarian, while also a welcome departure from current macho designs.
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Hyundai’s New Ionic 5 Is a Bold Design Direction for EVs
The 2022 Hyundai Ionic 5 is the company's most important EV release to date, with a unique sharp angle profile, and a style that feels both vintage and futuristic at …
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Climate Crisis Typeface Melts Away Like the Polar Ice Caps
Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat is bringing attention to the crisis with the release of a Climate Crisis Font, a chunky sans serif typeface with weights that mimic melting ice caps.
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Nairobi Entrepreneur Creates Super Durable Bricks Made From Plastic Waste
Nzambi Matee is a 29-year-old entrepreneur from Nairobi, and a force to be reckoned with.
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An Eggless Egg Made from Mung Beans
Just is a company that has an egg-alternative made from mung beans, promising to replace your daily scramble.
What You Can Do to Help Endangered Sea Turtles
There are seven species of sea turtles in our oceans, and nearly half of them are endangered, at risk of going extinct in the next decade.
900 Indian Runner Ducks Keep This Vineyard Free from Pests, and Therefore Pesticides
Instead of using pesticides to control snails and bugs that would ravage their vines, the Vergenoegd vineyard in South Africa employs a veritable army of ducks.
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How to Start Saving the World from Home
Shortly after the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States came an announcement that delighted environmentalists across the country. Biden recommitted the United States to …
Cadillac’s Fully Autonomous Drone Concept
Cadillac unveiled a personal flying machine concept at CES 2021, offering a glimpse of their all EV future.
Tragic Essay Shows The Last Living White Rhinos on Earth, a Mother and her Daughter
Indeed, the Northern White Rhino is effectively extinct in the world, save for a mother and daughter named Najin and Fatu, who are under 24/7 security in Kenya.
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Refillable Deodorant is a Small Step to Reduce Plastic Waste
We like the trend of companies creating refillable products that reduce single-use plastic, even when it's something as trivial as deodorant.
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Spectacular Aurora Borealis and Australis
The Aurora Borealis (and Aurora Australis in the Southern Hemisphere) is a phenomenal phenomenon.
An Entire City in a Stump – Powerful Ad About Deforestation
Everyday, a forest the size of New York City is destroyed.
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You Know EVs are Turning the Corner When Tractors Get in on the Act
The new Monarch Mk 4 compact tractor is all-electric, able to operate for 10+ hours, and capable of autonomous, driver-optional driving.
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Rescuing Stranded Giraffe in Kenya
In a daring and complicated rescue, nonprofit groups used a specialized barge to float endangered giraffe to safety.
Are Burgers Made From Kelp the New Eco Alternative to Meat?
The burger of the future could look like Akua's new burger, made from carbon-neutral, zero-input ocean kelp.
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